Li Xingzai hesitated for a moment, then immediately woke up. He rushed to Cheng Dalei in a panic and held his shoulders with both hands.
"Brother Cheng Wang, you really broke my heart."
Cheng Dalei raised his fists with both hands and said: "The Rong tribe in the city has been eliminated. I forgive you for not being able to pay full tribute because of the armor. I will lead the Liangzhou soldiers to welcome Your Majesty into the city."
"I promised Brother Wang that I would not kneel before you. From now on, you will be worthy of my brother and you will not be too polite." Li Xingzai patted Cheng Dalei on the shoulder: "Come, you and I will come into the city together."
This bow marked the distinction between monarch and minister. Cheng Dalei expressed that he had no intention of competing for the world, and Li Xingzai was willing to treat him as brothers and rule the world together.
This is done not only for others to see, but also for each other to see. The difference between monarch and minister is also the heart of monarch and minister. The abyss of intrigue is unpredictable.
Li Xingzai put his arms around Cheng Dalei's shoulders and wanted to lead him into the city. Cheng Dalei took half a step back, indicating that he did not dare to go ahead of him.
The enemies inside Chang'an City had been almost wiped out by the troops from Toad Village. After the Jiangnan Army entered the city, they were even more like a whirlwind. The Rong people escaped from the various gates of Chang'an City, and the red dust made it clear that they had made plans to exterminate their families before they died.
Cheng Dalei's timely response prevented Chang'an, the greatest city in the world, from turning into ruins.
Li Xingzai and Cheng Dalei arrived in front of Weiyang Palace. Li Xingzai looked back, patted Cheng Dalei on the shoulder and said, "Brother Wang, look, it's already dawn."
Cheng Dalei turned around and looked to the east. He saw a red sun rising up into the sky, and thousands of red lights falling on Chang'an. The fire in Chang'an City was about to be extinguished, and there was black smoke in the sky. At sunrise, Chang'an City looked like
Full of fiery red.
Cheng Dalei breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if all his bones were falling apart. He sighed: "Yes, it's dawn."
Since the birth of Qingniu Mountain, he and Li Xingzai have each had their own experiences and gone through countless calamities. Along the way, they have always stepped on the edge of a knife. If they make a wrong step, they will be in a situation where they will never recover.
Today, some things can finally come to an end.
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After the city is broken, there are still many things to do. The Jiangnan Army under Li Xingzai has successfully taken over Chang'an City. Except for a small number of Toad Village troops under Cheng Dalei who still stay in Chang'an City, the others have withdrawn from the city and are temporarily stationed in Lingchuan.
city.
Li Xingzai was entangled in trivial matters and was extremely busy, but Cheng Dalei was happy and leisurely, wandering around the city alone.
After the war, everything was in ruins. Chang'an City suffered a lot during this troubled time. Fortunately, now that the war is over, the people in the city can get out of the nightmare of the past and use their remaining strength to restore life.
Cheng Dalei was wearing only plain clothes and was helping a family renovate their house. They cleared out the ruins that had collapsed due to the war, carried water and built walls to make the house more or less like a place where one person lives.
Liu Bei turned around and finally found Cheng Dalei, and quietly pulled Cheng Dalei aside.
"Master, I want to lead the troops back to Liangzhou."
Cheng Dalei was holding a large porcelain bowl and using cold well water to wash away the boredom in his heart. He frowned unconsciously and said, "Continue?"
Liu Bei nodded, looked around, and said: "I don't know what the situation in Chang'an City is like. I want to lead an army back to Liangzhou to leave some wealth for the boss. As long as we have soldiers, the boss will be in Chang'an.
Nothing will happen to the city."
Cheng Dalei thought about it seriously and said, "If you lead the troops back to Liangzhou, you are afraid that Li Xingzai will become wary of us."
"Does the boss think that Li Xingzai is not wary of us now?"
Cheng Dalei was startled. Faced with Liu Bei's rhetorical question, he didn't know how to answer.
"No matter what, we have to hold the knife in our hands." Liu Bei said seriously: "When these people want to kill us, we won't use our heads to carry it."
Cheng Dalei was silent for a long time and said, "You can just handle this matter and do it more carefully."
Liu Bei agreed, said goodbye and left.
Cheng Dalei stayed where he was and looked up at the sky. It was a good day today, with clear skies and a few white clouds floating in the blue sky.
But Cheng Dalei's heart was full of worries. He really didn't have anything important to do recently and was rarely free, but it didn't mean that he was so free that he took helping people to repair their houses as a serious matter.
In fact, he is not confused, and of course he knows that he is stepping on a critical point. On the surface, the situation is calm, but secretly it is turbulent.
Li Xingzai has been very busy since he entered the city. But apart from some things that must be done, he is afraid that more than half of his energy will be spent on Cheng Dalei.
Cheng Dalei returned to his mansion, and now he is temporarily living in the original general's mansion. This was allocated by Li Xingzai, and he was temporarily given the residence of Liangzhou Prince.
There are not many people around now, only Liu Facai, Xu Shenji, and Cui Baiyu. Of course, this is only on the surface, and Miles Da Lei will not fail to make arrangements secretly.
"Master, you are back. Just now, the palace sent someone to deliver a letter to invite you to the palace." Liu Facai came out to greet you and said, "Now we are still waiting."
"People from the palace." Cheng Dalei said in a loud voice. As the saying goes, there is no good meeting and no good banquet. Now that Li Xingzai wants to see him, he is afraid that nothing good will happen.
"If someone comes and changes clothes with me, I will enter the palace immediately."
Cheng Dalei took off his casual clothes, put on his python robe, ordered his horse to be prepared, and followed the small yellow gate into the palace.
"Master, do you want me to accompany you?" Liu Facai said.
Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "I have important things to do when I enter the palace this time, so I can go alone."
The horse quickly arrived in front of Weiyang Palace, Cheng Dalei dismounted and walked into the palace.
The place where Li Xingzai held a banquet tonight was the Star Observation Tower in the palace, which is a place for observing the sky and asking questions. The building is seven stories high and has a terrace at the top. After years of war, it can still stand tall, which is a rare thing.
thing.
Cheng Dalei was led to the highest place, where he saw Li Xingzai leaning against a pillar, a beautiful lady pouring wine, and a singer dancing happily.
Cheng Dalei walked a few steps quickly and gave a half salute: "I see your Majesty."
Li Xingzai waved his hands indifferently: "Okay, okay, there are no outsiders here, and you don't have to show off to others. Sit wherever you want, sit wherever you want."
Cheng Dalei bowed, sat on the floor, and said, "Why did you choose such a place? Isn't it cold?"
At the turn of spring and summer, the night breeze was slightly cool, especially at the highest point of the Star Observation Tower. Cheng Dalei tightened his clothes. His martial arts skills were to the point where he was immune to cold and heat, so he was not afraid. I just didn't know what Li Xingzai was like.
Li Xingzai was obviously stunned. He was so choked by Cheng Dalei that he whispered: "You can see it more clearly here."
Cheng Dalei didn't understand clearly: "What did you say?"
Li Xingzai didn't answer anymore, clapped his hands, and then the ladies filed in, holding the stove in their hands, and hung screens on the four walls, blocking out the cool breeze in just a moment.
Cheng Dalei sighed in his heart: Being an emperor is great, and reversing the cold and heat is just a matter of words.